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Inventory Control Manager

Location

Sysco Kelowna

Type

Salaried-FT

Closing Date

September 14, 2023

Company Overview

Sysco connects the world to share food and care for one another. Sysco leads from the heart of food and service to deliver the freshest of foods and ideas to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our customers can count on us to deliver on-point products and solutions since only Sysco is the global leader, sitting at the heart of innovation supply, delivery, culinary and more.

With over 57,000 associates and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 625,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2022 that ended July 2, 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion USD.

Sysco, one of Canada’s Best Employers 2022, as listed by Forbes, is dedicated to our global corporate social responsibility goals and to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We offer our associates the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations.

Sysco is more than just a place to work. Our passion for food and our customers has made us the industry leader. To remain on top, we will continue to think bigger, work harder and never give up. Are you ready to drive success?

For more information, visit www.sysco.ca or follow us @SyscoCanada at facebook.com/SyscoCanada; twitter.com/SyscoCanada or instagram.com/SyscoCanada

For a full list of opportunities, visit www.sysco.ca/careers

Role

The Quality Control Inspector is responsible for inspecting perishable products as they are received from Vendors and before being shipped to our customers to ensure quality and food safety standards are met. The Quality Control Inspector also monitors temperatures of perishable product arriving and leaving the facility to ensure compliance with Food Safety guidelines.

Role Responsibilities

• Monitor spoilage reports for accuracy and opportunities for recovery of product.
• Ensures product is being rotated properly during daily slot checks and communicates any issues with the Operations supervisors.
• Is willing to work safely with minimal environmental impact and understands the importance of reporting all hazards, incidents, and environmental spills immediately to their Supervisor.
• Understands that they play an integral role in their own safety and that of their colleagues and is willing to speak out when hazards are present.
• Inspects in-bound perishable products as they arrive and requests credit from Vendors for any product that does not meet standards.
• Complies with Sysco’s Food Safety Policy and procedures to ensure food safety, quality and legality requirements are met.
• Check perishable code dated product to ensure proper product rotation is occurring and work with inventory standard operating procedures (SOP) reporting to determine when code dated product should be frozen or disposed.
• Ensure proper storage and handling of fresh produce to minimize waste and enhance overall quality of product shipped to customers.
• Assist in the reduction produce waste, customer returns and quality credits to customers.
• Assist in checking and filing paperwork on all loads arriving with refer-unit alarms or temperature issues that receivers identify during the receiving process.
• Facilitate in the return of product to vendors and complete the required documentation associated with this process.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Responsible for checking produce slots daily to ensure product staged for shipping each night is within quality standards. This includes taking pictures and creating an report that is emailed to sales to effectively communicate the quality we have in stock.
• Identify and communicate product inventory concerns to the Merchandising, Operations and Finance leads.

Qualifications/Skills/Job Requirements (About You)

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Material handling equipment experience is an asset.
• Minimum 1-year experience working in a produce related environment with the ability to identify produce quality issues.
• Experience working in a fast-paced warehouse environment an asset.
• Basic knowledge of Excel, Word and outlook.
• Food Safety and quality control training would be considered an asset.

Internal candidates apply via the Career Centre on your HR Portal / ADP Workforce Now.

External candidates submit cover letter & resume via www.sysco.ca/careers

Our Purpose

Connecting the world to share food and care for one another

Our Mission

Delivering success for our customers through industry-leading people, products and solutions

Our Identity

Together we define our future of foodservice and supply chain

Sysco is committed to Employment Equity. Accommodations during the recruitment process are available upon request for candidates with disabilities.

Here’s a sample of the many benefits Sysco associates enjoy:

Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending and Wellness Accounts

• Group RRSP & TFSA
• Preferred vendor discounts
• Maple Virtual Care
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Optional Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Unlimited on-line learning
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Company Pension Plan
• Sysco product discounts
• Associate Resource Groups
• Parental Leave Plan
• Employee and Family Assistance

(*benefits may vary based on location or bargaining unit)